Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

The Insurance Culture and Conduct Steering Committee (ICCSC) recently released its first two papers entailing some of the best practice guidelines and recommended initiatives to elevate the culture and conduct standards of insurance companies, intermediaries, employees, and the insurance ecosystem. Dr Khoo Kah Siang, Chairperson, Insurance Culture and Conduct Steering Committee shares why there is an urgent need to strengthen public trust and confidence in the insurance industry, and tools companies can apply to elevate culture and conduct in their organisation.

This week on Regional Roundup, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times discuss the arrest of one of Malaysia's most wanted men who pleaded not guilty to 26 charges, another delay in the enactment of Malaysia's anti-party hopping law, Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)'s first step towards normalisation, and more.  Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the rise in US consumer prices in March and the effects ofUkraine crisis which pushed US inflation to new four-decade high, what to expect from New Zealand's upcoming monetary policy announcement, large-cap banks earnings preview, and more. 

Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA, shares his view on GoTo's successful market debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, Chinese videogame companies getting a reprieve, and Elon Musk making a U-turn on joining Twitter's board.

The challenges of having to balance many content writing projects with a small team and limited resources can certainly be daunting. Luckily for many of us in the media and human resources space, an entrepreneur has managed to create an AI bot or buddy that can help write what you want! Sam Neo, Founder & CEO, StoryBuddy shares more about the different functions of StoryBuddy and how it can be used to tell one's story flawlessly.

Cryptocurrency looks like it's here to stay as various government bodies look at ways to regulate them. And just recently President Joe Biden announced that he will sign a much anticipated executive order, 'ensuring responsible development of digital assets.’ Felix Mohr, Chief Technology Officer, Crypto Fight Club shares how much of an impact this executive order on cryptocurrency will have on the fate of digital currency and assets, and how ownership and money will be handled throughout different metaverses. 

From the latest on Shanghai’s lockdown, to the fourth Chinese billionaire founder-CEO stepping out from his top role and the ripple effect of the country’s zero Covid-19 efforts on its economy, Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of it all.  Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss more about the expectations of the highly anticipated US Consumer Price Index report, how Chinese stocks are reacting to China's latest inflation data, Elon Musk's rejection of Twitter's offer to join its board, and more.